Senior Medical Science Liaison Cardiovascular Metabolic - Western North Carolina

Amgen • Charlotte, NC

6d • $172,344 - $233,172

About The Position

The Senior Medical Science Liaison, Cardiovascular Metabolic is a field-based position on Amgen’s US Medical team. The territory covers Western North Carolina, including Charlotte, Asheville, and Winston-Salem. The role engages cardiometabolic opinion leaders, healthcare decision-makers, and healthcare partners to communicate clinical and scientific data and advance Amgen’s scientific platform in alignment with organizational goals.

The position provides scientific, clinical, economic, and value-evidence support to payers, providers, integrated delivery networks, formulary committees, advocacy groups, and access enablers. It develops and implements scientific engagement and local opinion-leader plans, responds to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with MSL compliance standards, and shares field insights with internal collaborators. The role may also support research and congress activities, train speakers, mentor colleagues, and lead or participate in projects that advance MSL strategies.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree, or a master’s degree and 3 years of Medical Affairs experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Medical Affairs experience.
• Preferred: two years of industry experience in Scientific or Medical Affairs at a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
• Preferred: two years of experience in a Medical Science Liaison role.
• Preferred: two or more years focused on clinical practice, clinical research, or medical research; experience in a medically related field may include post-doctoral training such as residencies or fellowships.

Nice To Haves

• Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D., or D.O.; other doctoral degrees are also considered.
• Cardiometabolic expertise.

Responsibilities

• Engage healthcare partners to educate them and communicate clinical and scientific data in support of Amgen’s scientific platform and organizational objectives.
• Communicate clinical value, outcomes, and economic data to payers, providers, key partners, advocacy groups, and access enablers.
• Provide in-depth clinical and economic support to payers, IDNs, and formulary committees, and share insights about customer trends in interpreting and using value evidence, reimbursement, and payer policy.
• Serve as the main medical point of contact for prioritized local payer, regional payer, and IDN accounts as needed.
• Respond to unsolicited inquiries in accordance with MSL compliance standards.
• Provide field observations and insights to internal collaborators.
• Implement a scientific engagement plan in accordance with annual MSL goals and metrics.
• Develop and implement local opinion-leader plans in line with the scientific engagement plan.
• Support speaker training as requested and ensure speakers are updated on new data.
• Support Amgen-sponsored research and potentially serve as a study lead.
• Educate potential investigators about the submission process for investigator-sponsored studies.
• Lead or participate in project teams supporting MSL strategies and tactics as delegated by MSL leadership.
• Lead and support congress activities in accordance with strategy and potentially serve as congress lead.
• Collaborate compliantly with cross-functional colleagues and potentially serve as their main point of contact.
• Maintain clinical expertise and complete assigned training on time; may serve as a training lead, new-hire mentor, or international MSL mentor or trainer.
• Advance the MSL value proposition, identify gaps, achieve results, and set an example by demonstrating Amgen values and leadership attributes.
• Communicate and interact with others with tact and professionalism.

Benefits

• Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions.
• Group medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Discretionary annual bonus program, or a sales-based incentive plan for field sales representatives.
• Stock-based long-term incentives.
• Time-off plans.
• Flexible work models where possible.
• Career development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior